SALT LAKE CITY, UT - JANUARY 7: Trae Young #11 and teammates of the Atlanta Hawks celebrate game winning shot after the game against the Utah Jazz on January 7, 2025 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2025 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2025
The three-time NBA All-Star had 24 points and 20 assists in a monster game capped by a stunning moment.
Young, who’s the Hawks’ leader in career 3-pointers, could.
— FAN.io | Live Sports Arcade (@fan_io) January 8, 2025
Daaaaamn 🥶
— Greg Solon (@gregsolon) January 8, 2025
There is not a single player in NBA history that I would take over Trae young for a game winning 3pt shot.
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One fan wondered on X (formerly Twitter) if it was perhaps the “play of the year” while another dubbed the shot “the game winner of the decade.”
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“When there’s time left, I always feel like we can score,” he said, per The Associated Press.
UNBELIEVABLE SHOT FROM TRAE YOUNG…GAME-WINNER FROM BEYOND HALFCOURT!#TissotBuzzerBeater #YourTimeDefinesYourGreatness pic.twitter.com/f5sWGEplNx
The Atlanta Hawks guard heaved a shot from beyond half-court that hit nothing but net to beat the host Utah Jazz, 124-121, on Tuesday.
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